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  1. How does a 16-year-old prepare herself for death — and still choose life? In The Lucky Ones, Zara Chowdhary recounts her family’s survival during the 2002 Gujarat riots in a memoir that is as much about love and motherhood as it is about violence and fear. A deeply moving meditation on identity, memory and hope. english.mathrubhumi.com/featur #TheLuckyOnes #ZaraChowdhary #Memoir #GujaratRiots #BookReview

  2. How Modi's gruesome politics have always been hiding in plain sight

    Christophe Jaffrelot's 'Gujarat Under Modi' meticulously details how for 14 years as its chief minister, Modi used Gujarat as his test laboratory for the nightmare brand of Hindu nationalism now dominating India. Peter Oborne writes.

    #BookReview #ChristopheJaffrelot #gujarat #NarendraModi #BJP #hindutva #GujaratRiots #IndianMuslims #minorities #books #bookstodon #india

    middleeasteye.net/opinion/indi

  3. How Modi's gruesome politics have always been hiding in plain sight

    Christophe Jaffrelot's 'Gujarat Under Modi' meticulously details how for 14 years as its chief minister, Modi used Gujarat as his test laboratory for the nightmare brand of Hindu nationalism now dominating India. Peter Oborne writes.

    #BookReview #ChristopheJaffrelot #gujarat #NarendraModi #BJP #hindutva #GujaratRiots #IndianMuslims #minorities #books #bookstodon #india

    middleeasteye.net/opinion/indi

  4. India Deserves a Better Media

    Mainstream news channels have been in thrall to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A ragtag army of small independent media is helping to save democracy. Mukul Kesavan writes.

    #media #NarendraModi #ProGovernmentMedia #TimesNow #IndiaToday #RepublicTV #PressFreedom #GauriLankesh #GujaratRiots #BJP #communalism #hindutva #misinformation #modi #india

    archive.ph/NuZro

  5. India Deserves a Better Media

    Mainstream news channels have been in thrall to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A ragtag army of small independent media is helping to save democracy. Mukul Kesavan writes.

    #media #NarendraModi #ProGovernmentMedia #TimesNow #IndiaToday #RepublicTV #PressFreedom #GauriLankesh #GujaratRiots #BJP #communalism #hindutva #misinformation #modi #india

    archive.ph/NuZro

  6. ‘He likes scaring people’: how Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India

    For 40 years, Amit Shah has been at Narendra Modi’s side – his confidant, consigliere and enforcer. Today he is India’s second-most powerful man, and he is reshaping the country in radical ways. Atul Dev writes.

    #AmitShah #NarendraModi #BJP #GujaratRiots #GujaratPogrom #HarenPandya #JudgeLoya #RSS #HumanRights #hindutva #india

    theguardian.com/world/article/

  7. ‘He likes scaring people’: how Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India

    For 40 years, Amit Shah has been at Narendra Modi’s side – his confidant, consigliere and enforcer. Today he is India’s second-most powerful man, and he is reshaping the country in radical ways. Atul Dev writes.

    #AmitShah #NarendraModi #BJP #GujaratRiots #GujaratPogrom #HarenPandya #JudgeLoya #RSS #HumanRights #hindutva #india

    theguardian.com/world/article/

  8. The Prosecution & Persecution Of Harsh Mander: A Case Study of India's Accelerating Democratic Decline

    How the prosecution of Harsh Mander, peace activist and former Indian official, reflects the decline recorded by global freedom surveys in India's democracy and its rule of law.

    #HarshMander #activism #dissent #ED #CBI #BJP #GujaratRiots #GujaratPogrom #communalism #NarendraModi #NGOs #RuleOfLaw #IndianMuslims #HumanRights ##hindutva #india

    article-14.com/post/the-prosec

  9. The Prosecution & Persecution Of Harsh Mander: A Case Study of India's Accelerating Democratic Decline

    How the prosecution of Harsh Mander, peace activist and former Indian official, reflects the decline recorded by global freedom surveys in India's democracy and its rule of law.

    #HarshMander #activism #dissent #ED #CBI #BJP #GujaratRiots #GujaratPogrom #communalism #NarendraModi #NGOs #RuleOfLaw #IndianMuslims #HumanRights ##hindutva #india

    article-14.com/post/the-prosec

  10. The Modi Generation: The Tamil repatriate voter who opposes the BJP because of the CAA and NRC

    What do young Indians who voted for the first time in 2014 think of the past decade? Scroll reporters find out in The Modi Generation.

    #TamilNadu #CAA #NRC #BJP #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #SriLanka #MalaiyahaTamils #citizenship #hindutva #india

    scroll.in/article/1066672/

  11. The Modi Generation: The Tamil repatriate voter who opposes the BJP because of the CAA and NRC

    What do young Indians who voted for the first time in 2014 think of the past decade? Scroll reporters find out in The Modi Generation.

    #TamilNadu #CAA #NRC #BJP #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #SriLanka #MalaiyahaTamils #citizenship #hindutva #india

    scroll.in/article/1066672/

  12. 22 Years After Gujarat Riots, a Rape Victim Still Fears to Greet Men, a Woman Waits for Her Husband

    'We were used to celebrating Holi, Diwali, and Eid together. After the riots, we were scared to even visit the area,' said one of witnesses of the 2002 Gujarat riots.

    #gujarat #godhra #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #NarodaPatiya #ahmedabad #AntiMuslimRiots #IndianMuslims #rape #HinduMobs #hindutva #BJPStates #india

    thewire.in/rights/22-years-aft

  13. 22 Years After Gujarat Riots, a Rape Victim Still Fears to Greet Men, a Woman Waits for Her Husband

    'We were used to celebrating Holi, Diwali, and Eid together. After the riots, we were scared to even visit the area,' said one of witnesses of the 2002 Gujarat riots.

    #gujarat #godhra #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #NarodaPatiya #ahmedabad #AntiMuslimRiots #IndianMuslims #rape #HinduMobs #hindutva #BJPStates #india

    thewire.in/rights/22-years-aft

  14. The enduring personality cult of Narendra Modi

    The formula for the Indian prime minister’s brand of populism was developed in Gujarat, a “laboratory for Hindu nationalism”. (An excerpt from 'Gujarat Under Modi: Laboratory of Today’s India' by Christophe Jaffrelot (Hurst Publishers, February 2024).

    #BookExcerpt #gujarat #NarendraModi #communalism #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #modi #BJP #RSS #hindutva #fascism #populism #history #IndianHistory #books #bookstodon #histodon #india #ChristopheJaffrelot

    himalmag.com/politics/christop

  15. The enduring personality cult of Narendra Modi

    The formula for the Indian prime minister’s brand of populism was developed in Gujarat, a “laboratory for Hindu nationalism”. (An excerpt from 'Gujarat Under Modi: Laboratory of Today’s India' by Christophe Jaffrelot (Hurst Publishers, February 2024).

    #BookExcerpt #gujarat #NarendraModi #communalism #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #modi #BJP #RSS #hindutva #fascism #populism #history #IndianHistory #books #bookstodon #histodon #india #ChristopheJaffrelot

    himalmag.com/politics/christop

  16. Narendra Modi: A Pracharak Morphed into a Politician?

    Modi has always claimed that he was “an apolitical CM”. This claim extends back to his first faltering steps in the public arena, which, undeniably, have endowed him with a unique pedigree. But this claim needs to be scrutinised. Extract from Christophe Jaffrelot's 'Gujarat Under Modi: Laboratory of Today’s India', to be published on 15 February 2024.

    #BookExcerpt #gujarat #NarendraModi #communalism #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #modi #BJP #RSS #hindutva #history #IndianHistory #books #bookstodon #histodon #india #ChristopheJaffrelot

    thewire.in/books/narendra-modi

  17. Narendra Modi: A Pracharak Morphed into a Politician?

    Modi has always claimed that he was “an apolitical CM”. This claim extends back to his first faltering steps in the public arena, which, undeniably, have endowed him with a unique pedigree. But this claim needs to be scrutinised. Extract from Christophe Jaffrelot's 'Gujarat Under Modi: Laboratory of Today’s India', to be published on 15 February 2024.

    #BookExcerpt #gujarat #NarendraModi #communalism #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #modi #BJP #RSS #hindutva #history #IndianHistory #books #bookstodon #histodon #india #ChristopheJaffrelot

    thewire.in/books/narendra-modi

  18. Gujarat Riots Witnesses' Police Protection Removed a Month Ahead of Ram Mandir Event

    This decision has been taken 15 years after the Supreme Court-appointed special investigation team formed a witness protection cell for the complainants/witnesses of the 2002 riots.

    #gujarat #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #GujaratRiotsWitnesses #GujaratGovt #BJP #IndianMuslims #india

    thewire.in/communalism/gujarat

  19. Gujarat Riots Witnesses' Police Protection Removed a Month Ahead of Ram Mandir Event

    This decision has been taken 15 years after the Supreme Court-appointed special investigation team formed a witness protection cell for the complainants/witnesses of the 2002 riots.

    #gujarat #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #GujaratRiotsWitnesses #GujaratGovt #BJP #IndianMuslims #india

    thewire.in/communalism/gujarat

  20. Supreme Court Dismisses Bilkis Bano Case Convicts' Plea To Extend Time To Surrender Before Jail Authorities

    The Court said that the reasons cited by the convicts seeking extension of time to surrender lacked merits. The convicts will have to surrender before the jail authorities by January 21, the original deadline set by the Court as per its January 8 judgment which set aside their premature release.

    #BilkisBanoCase #SupremeCourt #BilkisBano #GujaratPogrom #rape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #GujaratRiots #hindutva #BJP #gujarat #india

    livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme

  21. Supreme Court Dismisses Bilkis Bano Case Convicts' Plea To Extend Time To Surrender Before Jail Authorities

    The Court said that the reasons cited by the convicts seeking extension of time to surrender lacked merits. The convicts will have to surrender before the jail authorities by January 21, the original deadline set by the Court as per its January 8 judgment which set aside their premature release.

    #BilkisBanoCase #SupremeCourt #BilkisBano #GujaratPogrom #rape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #GujaratRiots #hindutva #BJP #gujarat #india

    livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme

  22. Bilkis Bano's Husband Yakub Patel Silent Pillar Of Support

    In a society often bound by patriarchal norms and societal pressure, Patel defied expectations. His determination to stand by Bano went beyond the ordinary.

    #BilkisBano #YakubPatel #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #rape #IndianMuslims #BJP #hindutva #india

    thecitizen.in/india/husband-ya

  23. Bilkis Bano's Husband Yakub Patel Silent Pillar Of Support

    In a society often bound by patriarchal norms and societal pressure, Patel defied expectations. His determination to stand by Bano went beyond the ordinary.

    #BilkisBano #YakubPatel #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #rape #IndianMuslims #BJP #hindutva #india

    thecitizen.in/india/husband-ya

  24. Six Things: Bilkis Bano Convicts Being Sent Back to Prison Is a Verdict on Much More

    The order draws into focus the centre’s complicity, Modi’s silence on this and reminds India of why cases were shifted out of Gujarat. BJP MLA’s 'sanskari Brahmin' remarks for convicts meets reality and shows that women need to push for justice, the state won’t.

    #BilkisBanoCase #SupremeCourt #BilkisBano #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #rape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #NarendraModi #hindutva #BJP #gujarat #BJPStates #GujaratGovt #india

    thewire.in/rights/bilkis-bano-

  25. Six Things: Bilkis Bano Convicts Being Sent Back to Prison Is a Verdict on Much More

    The order draws into focus the centre’s complicity, Modi’s silence on this and reminds India of why cases were shifted out of Gujarat. BJP MLA’s 'sanskari Brahmin' remarks for convicts meets reality and shows that women need to push for justice, the state won’t.

    #BilkisBanoCase #SupremeCourt #BilkisBano #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #rape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #NarendraModi #hindutva #BJP #gujarat #BJPStates #GujaratGovt #india

    thewire.in/rights/bilkis-bano-